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Classification and Phylogeny OF Birds ""; ""1.1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.2 NON-PASSERINES ""; ""1.2.1 Basal Relationships ""; ""1.2.2 Palaeognathae ""; ""1.2.3 Galloanserae ""; ""1.2.3.1 Relationships within Gall iformes""; ""1.2.3.2 Relationships within Anseriformes ""; ""1.2.4 Neoaves ""; ""1.2.4.1 Monophyly of neoavian orders ""; ""1.2.4.2 Relationships between neoavian orders (or their monophyletic fragments) "" 327 $a""1.2.4.3 Relationships within neoavian orders (or their monophyletic fragments) """"1.2.4.4 Monophyly of neoavian families ""; ""1.2.4.5 Relationships within neoavian families ""; ""1.2.4.6 Monophyly of neoavian genera ""; ""1.2.5 Classification of Non-passerines ""; ""1.3 PASSERINES ""; ""1.3.1 Monophyly of Passeriformes ""; ""1.3.2 Monophyly of Passerine Families and Genera ""; ""1.3.3 Basal Relationships within Passerines ""; ""1.3.4 Relationships within New World Suboscines ""; ""1.3.4.1 Furnarii ""; ""1.3.4.2 Tyranni ""; ""1.3.5 Relationships within the Corvidan grade "" 327 $a""1.3.5.1 Menuroidea and other near-basal groups """"1.3.5.2 Meliphagoidea and other groups outside Corvoidea ""; ""1.3.5.3 Corvodea ""; ""1.3.6 Relationships within Passerida ""; ""1.3.6.1 Groups not within any superfamily ""; ""1.3.6.2 Sylvioidea ""; ""1.3.6.3 Certhioidea ""; ""1.3.6.4 Muscicapoidea ""; ""1.3.6.5 Passeroidea ""; ""1.4 CONCLUSION ""; ""1.5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""1.6 LITERATURE CITED ""; ""2. Anatomy of the Testis and Male Reproductive Tract ""; ""2.1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""2.1.1 Testis Shape, Asymmetry and Size ""; ""2.1.2 Body Temperature and Testis Function in Birds "" 327 $a""2.1.3 Consistency and Structure of the Testis """"2.1.4 The Excurrent Ducts of the Testis ""; ""2.1.5 Blood Supply to the Reproductive Organs ""; ""2.2 THE TESTIS ""; ""2.2.1 The Testicular Capsule ""; ""2.2.2 Seminiferous Tubules ""; ""2.2.3 Sertoli Cells ""; ""2.2.3.1 Functions of the Sertoli Cell ""; ""2.2.4 Interstitial Tissue of the Testis ""; ""2.2.4.1 The boundary (peritubular) tissue ""; ""2.2.4.2 The interstitium ""; ""2.2.4.3 The Leydig cell ""; ""2.2.4.4 Functions of the intertubular tissue ""; ""2.3 THE EXCURRENT DUCTS OF THE TESTIS ""; ""2.3.1 The Rete Testis"" 327 $a""2.3.1.1 Surface features of the rete testis tubules/lacunae """"2.3.1.2 The histology and ultrastructure of the rete testis cells ""; ""2.3.1.3 Functions of the rete testis ""; ""2.3.2 The Efferent Ducts (Ductuli Efferentes) ""; ""2.3.2.1 Surface morphology of the efferent ducts ""; ""2.3.2.2 Histology and ultrastructure of the efferent duct epithelia ""; ""2.3.3 The Epididymal Duct Unit""; ""2.3.3.1 General organization and features ""; ""2.3.3.2 The ductus deferens and its modifications ""; ""2.3.3.3 Surface features of the epididymal duct unit "" 327 $a""2.3.3.4 Histology of the epididymal duct unit "" 330 2 $a"Aspects of reproduction covered in this volume include classification and phylogeny as revealed by molecular biology; anatomy of the male reproductive tract and organs; anatomy and evolution of copulatory structures; development and anatomy of the female reproductive tract; endocrinology of reproduction; ovarian dynamics and follicle development; spermatogenesis and testicular cycles; avian spermatozoa: structure and phylogeny; testis size, sperm size and sperm competition and lastly, fertilization."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aBirds -- Phylogeny 606 $aBirds -- Reproduction 606 $aZoology$2HILCC 606 $aHealth & Biological Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aVertebrates$2HILCC 606 $aBirds$xReproduction 606 $aBirds$xPhylogeny 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aBirds -- Phylogeny. 615 4$aBirds -- Reproduction. 615 7$aZoology 615 7$aHealth & Biological Sciences 615 7$aVertebrates 615 0$aBirds$xReproduction 615 0$aBirds$xPhylogeny 676 $a598 700 $aJamieson$b Barrie G. 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